Mid-range Install Pics

Hi all, I have received lots of help and ideas both directly and via lurking on this forum. Thought I would share my progress.

First, the "Before." This is what it looked like when we bought the house.

Couldn't stand the wallpaper, so we stripped it and painted it a bright yellow. But the weird angles, pickled oak cabinets and everything else was still there:

Lots of people helped with a layout discussion here. Special thanks to bmorepanic for the idea to angle the pantry doors.

Here's the final layout:

Demo started Thursday, 9/26. Moving the plumbing, removing 2" of cement under the previous foyer's tile, building back up the floor with plywood, angling the pantry door, installing the vent for the hood, and painting took until 10/15.

New Pantry door:

Vent:

Cabinets started going in last week. Stalled a bit while we wait on a new cabinet because 1 was broken. But floor tile went in.

Here's how they handled the HVAC register. It will still be a pretty useful cabinet, including a functioning drawer.

Thanks SparklingWater, ck_squared and taggie! I felt that something was right when the cabinet installer was talking about how great the island was with all that storage. He said, "the only problem is it gives me all these lines that I have to even out." Sounds like a good sign to me!

And ck_sqaured, I just searched and found your cabinet doors. Gorgeous!!! Ours is definitely a mid-range. We've splurged on some items, but the all white Kenmore fridge and DW are going right back in :)

Cool! I had a panic moment because we are doing the same thing and I have a lot of drawer bases, I was worried it would look "off". I'd love to see a pic of your drawer bases if you get a chance. Your kitchen is so lovely I am sure they look great, and this is setting my mind at ease.

msrose - that is uncanny!!! I bet our kitchen had similar knobs before the previous owner replaced them. You mom's kitchen seems a little bit "higher end" though: tile floor, molding, and framed cabinets. I don't want to tell you how bad our unframed particle board cabinets were after 25 years.

Kam76 et al., here are so more pics. Got the cabinets mostly done today. All the molding is up, and the hardware is on. I didn't realize that they were going to put two handles on the large drawers.

Big Daddy Sink's home:
The drainboard extends over the base cabinet to the right. A small cutout (about 1") on the left side of the base cabinet allows it to sit nicely.

And surrounded by quartz and backsplash

There's only three seams (And two are just for the piece of quartz at the back of the range). The one large seam is just to the left of the lazy susan. I think they did a good job.

Here's a picture of the backsplash (sorry I don't know the name right now. Will try to get it)

I like it. It works really well with the floors, cabinets, and quartz. But it's making our gray walls pull a little green. But, if I had to have one item not work, it would be the paint. I can change that.

Here's a pic of the coffee area.

Sorry for the pic quality. Just snapped a few in the early morning light before heading to work.

Should reach 95% completion today with final electrician work and appliance install!!

Agree with others, it's a great space all the way around. Love the Blanco sinks :). Love the quartz and they did do a nice job on that seam. Love the contrast cab colors. As a small/medium kitchen owner, I particularly like the space! Great job!